I don’t know about you, but I follow some blogs that keep me both entertained and informed, so that I want to continue to follow them on a daily basis. It makes me want to analyze why I will spend the time following them and how to translate this to my personal blog. Some of the characteristics that they have in common, include:

1. something valuable will be learned or gleaned from the post
2. concise (short paragraphs) and well-written material with a personal, and often humorous voice
3. entertaining and fun to read
4. visual-pictures and videos (often crazy funny ones or those aesthetically appealing) are embedded in the post or images created in one’s mind. Video is also engaging on posts.
5. regular